January 15, 1969 (12 pages)

Bob Vessey sent an excited Nevada Union crowd into an uproar Friday night when he push“ed through a perfect 12-foot jump shot with two seconds re.maining to hand the Nevada. Union Miners ‘a 43-41 basketball win over defending Sierra Foothill League champion Yuba City. The winning basket came after Yuba City had rallied in the final minutes to toe Nevada Union at 41-all with 13 seconds remaining. Jerry Anthney dribbled through a Yuba City full court press, but finding a host of Honker players surrounding him, flipped the ball to Vessey who calmly sank the winning basket. : It was Nevada Union's second consecutive league win and handed Yuba City its first SFL loss, Anthney and a fine defensive effort were the story for the Nuggets lose to Honklets The Nevada Union Nuggets were unable to get untracked in the scoring department Friday against Yuba City but finished the basketball game in exciting fashion in a 27-26 Sierra Foot“hill League loss, Scott Logan with two quick baskets put the Nuggets in front 4-0. The Nuggets held on for and 11-9 halftime lead. From then on it. was. all: Yuba .City until the closing minutes, Trailing 20-15 going into the final quarter, the Nuggets rallied and came within one point of Logan the Nuggets with offensive play to let the clock run out. With 26 seconds remaining and Yuba City trailing by four points, Ken Herboth drew a one and one foul for the Honkers. Herboth tossed in both ‘freethrows, narrowing the score to 41-39, Using a full court press, Yuba City stole the ball and Al Ganyo moved in for aleft handed layup, tieing the score 41-41 with 13 seconds remaining and Setting the stage for Vessey's game winning shot. The win was a fine overall team effort for Nevada Union. Nick Van der Veur and Eugene Jenkins did_a fine job of rebounding against the taller Honkers, Van der Veur was forced to leave the game in the later part of the third period Miners in the first half, Playing a much taller Yuba City team, the Miners used a quick zone defense to hold the . hriller from Yuba City on Vessey’s jump shot Honkers to 14 points, Anthney found the range for 14 first half points, and the Miners led at halftime 23-14, . In the third period Charlie Phelps led a well balanced Nevada Union scoring attack which put the Miners in front 35-28 going into the final quarter. The Honkers found the range in the final minutes, and the excitement grew as Yuba City Slowly. pulled within range of Nevada Union which slowed its after he committed his fourth foul. He came back with a fine Performance in the final period, Anthney with 16 topped all Scorers, Phelps added 11 for the Miners, Vessey eight, Van der Veur and Jenkins four each, Topping Yuba City were Arnold Hoffand and Larry Turner * with eight points each, Score by quarters: NU 111212 8 43 YC 71 °71413 41 Harry Hider previews upcoming projects in county public works . A preview of things to come in Nevada county public works projects was — presented —this week, V. Harry Hider; the county's director of public works, ticked off to the new supervisors several items of "pending business which will come before the board in the near future." Here is a rundown on the topics on ‘which he touched: —Glenbrook Assessment District, The county will award a bid for the sewer work on Jan, 28, completed. —The, subdivision workload in the next six months is predicted to be four times the amount originally estimated for the whole year, Hider said. This is because of Western Lake Properties’ new development, Lake Wildwood. However, Hider noted that the cost of any additional personnel required for this will be covered by fees charged subdividers, but.a number of matters must-—C, be .cleared. up before then to meet ‘Economic Development This ‘may require atripby Hider “works officials are continuing to Meet with a committee. to deAssemblyman Gene Chappie is helping in this effort, and his assistant, Larry Cenotto, was in the audience at this week's meet. ing to greet the new supervisors, —Alta Ridge Road. A safety project is scheduled at the lower end to ease a curve on the approach to Highway 49, Hider said rights-of-way have been acquired, and Pacific-Gas and Electric Co. is relocating its lines now. Clearingalso is under way. When the weather turns more permanently better, the visions are being reviewed by the county counsel's office. _ Federal aid-secondary route revisions will be needed to comply with the plan to schedule McCourtney Road for work. Hider noted it is now the next scheduled project. ‘ —The engineering department is developing a system of priorities to determine which roads’ should be fixed first, One phase of this, traffic counts, is almost . 4 Wednesday, January 15, 1969 The Nevada County Nugget 9 Over The EonsClams ‘Finger’ Man Small freshwater clams are mutely proving what most of us have suspected since studying ancient history in school: man has been playing hob with his environment for centuries. The Atomic Energy Commission’s Oak ~Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has been studying the quantities of non-radioactive trace elements in clam shells. Current investigations suggest that the quantity of these elements deposited in freshwater mollusks may be used to show changes in chemical composition of surface water brought about by man’s activities and changes in use of the land since prehistoric times. As pari of its research, the AEC studies the potential bioenvironmental effects of radiation to determine the movement, fate, and effect of man-made radioactivity in the natural environment. During such investigations, Dr. Daniel J. Nelson of ORNL has been analyzing contemporary clam shells and those from prehistoric Indian shell heaps along the Tennessee River for their strontium, barium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, and potassium concentrations. With the exception of sodium and potassium, the quantities of the other trace elements were 50 to 100 percent greater in the prehistoric shells than in the shells of the mollusk species currently in the river. Since the deposition of these alkaline earth elements in shells is proportional to their concentrations in the environment, the river waters in prehistoric times are judged to have contained more of those dissolved elements. It appears likely that the concentrations of these earth trace elements are the result of changes in the landscape resulting from colonization. Prior to the arrival of white settlers, this region was heavily forested. The carbon dioxide combined with the ground waters and formed carbonic acid which dissolved the carbonate rocks of the area, thus putting: the trace elements into solution. : The cutting of the forests for lumber and farming reduced the carbon dioxide in the soil and also reduced the proportion of rainwater going through the soil and entering ground water. Scientists infer that ground water and river water contained higher concentrations of dissolved minerals 1,000 to 2,000 years ago than they do today, thus the abrupt shift to an agricultural economy from a forested landscape resulted in Significant changes in the disposition of certain chemical elements in the environment. A knowledge of these changes is.important to. the maintenance and improvement of the biological productivity of the environment for the benefit of man, since the requirements of an increasing population for food and recreation. are dependent upon maintaining a desirable ecological balance of nature. State float will lead Nixon parade is "The Call to California 1769 Forward Together 1969." This theme emphasizes California's Bicentennial which will be celebrated throughout 1969, float which will lead the Preside Portola, Governor of Baja dential Parade JanCalifornia and commander of uary 20 in W: D.C., the Spanish expedition which esAlso The float is sponsored by the leather-jacket soldiers whose California State Chamber of Commerce, bere ~ leave a heritage for the r Western cowboy, and InIt shows a cross being raised dians who guided and were with on Presidio Hill on San Diego F Bay. On July 16, 1769, thecross ‘Francisco de Ortega when the was raised and Father Junipero Serra. preached the first -sermon establishing the mission and the first Christian settlement of New California, MountTHE BEST MOVE YOU EVER MADE 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Bob Vessey sent an excited Nevada Union crowd into an uproar Friday night when he push“ed through a perfect 12-foot jump shot with two seconds re.maining to hand the Nevada. Union Miners ‘a 43-41 basketball win over defending Sierra Foothill League champion Yuba City. The winning basket came after Yuba City had rallied in the final minutes to toe Nevada Union at 41-all with 13 seconds remaining. Jerry Anthney dribbled through a Yuba City full court press, but finding a host of Honker players surrounding him, flipped the ball to Vessey who calmly sank the winning basket. : It was Nevada Union's second consecutive league win and handed Yuba City its first SFL loss, Anthney and a fine defensive effort were the story for the Nuggets lose to Honklets The Nevada Union Nuggets were unable to get untracked in the scoring department Friday against Yuba City but finished the basketball game in exciting fashion in a 27-26 Sierra Foot“hill League loss, Scott Logan with two quick baskets put the Nuggets in front 4-0. The Nuggets held on for and 11-9 halftime lead. From then on it. was. all: Yuba .City until the closing minutes, Trailing 20-15 going into the final quarter, the Nuggets rallied and came within one point of Logan the Nuggets with offensive play to let the clock run out. With 26 seconds remaining and Yuba City trailing by four points, Ken Herboth drew a one and one foul for the Honkers. Herboth tossed in both ‘freethrows, narrowing the score to 41-39, Using a full court press, Yuba City stole the ball and Al Ganyo moved in for aleft handed layup, tieing the score 41-41 with 13 seconds remaining and Setting the stage for Vessey's game winning shot. The win was a fine overall team effort for Nevada Union. Nick Van der Veur and Eugene Jenkins did_a fine job of rebounding against the taller Honkers, Van der Veur was forced to leave the game in the later part of the third period Miners in the first half, Playing a much taller Yuba City team, the Miners used a quick zone defense to hold the . hriller from Yuba City on Vessey’s jump shot Honkers to 14 points, Anthney found the range for 14 first half points, and the Miners led at halftime 23-14, . In the third period Charlie Phelps led a well balanced Nevada Union scoring attack which put the Miners in front 35-28 going into the final quarter. The Honkers found the range in the final minutes, and the excitement grew as Yuba City Slowly. pulled within range of Nevada Union which slowed its after he committed his fourth foul. He came back with a fine Performance in the final period, Anthney with 16 topped all Scorers, Phelps added 11 for the Miners, Vessey eight, Van der Veur and Jenkins four each, Topping Yuba City were Arnold Hoffand and Larry Turner * with eight points each, Score by quarters: NU 111212 8 43 YC 71 °71413 41 Harry Hider previews upcoming projects in county public works . A preview of things to come in Nevada county public works projects was — presented —this week, V. Harry Hider; the county's director of public works, ticked off to the new supervisors several items of "pending business which will come before the board in the near future." Here is a rundown on the topics on ‘which he touched: —Glenbrook Assessment District, The county will award a bid for the sewer work on Jan, 28, completed. —The, subdivision workload in

the next six months is predicted to be four times the amount originally estimated for the whole year, Hider said. This is because of Western Lake Properties’ new development, Lake Wildwood. However, Hider noted that the cost of any additional personnel required for this will be covered by fees charged subdividers, but.a number of matters must-—C, be .cleared. up before then to meet ‘Economic Development This ‘may require atripby Hider “works officials are continuing to Meet with a committee. to deAssemblyman Gene Chappie is helping in this effort, and his assistant, Larry Cenotto, was in the audience at this week's meet. ing to greet the new supervisors, —Alta Ridge Road. A safety project is scheduled at the lower end to ease a curve on the approach to Highway 49, Hider said rights-of-way have been acquired, and Pacific-Gas and Electric Co. is relocating its lines now. Clearingalso is under way. When the weather turns more permanently better, the visions are being reviewed by the county counsel's office. _ Federal aid-secondary route revisions will be needed to comply with the plan to schedule McCourtney Road for work. Hider noted it is now the next scheduled project. ‘ —The engineering department is developing a system of priorities to determine which roads’ should be fixed first, One phase of this, traffic counts, is almost . 4 Wednesday, January 15, 1969 The Nevada County Nugget 9 Over The EonsClams ‘Finger’ Man Small freshwater clams are mutely proving what most of us have suspected since studying ancient history in school: man has been playing hob with his environment for centuries. The Atomic Energy Commission’s Oak ~Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has been studying the quantities of non-radioactive trace elements in clam shells. Current investigations suggest that the quantity of these elements deposited in freshwater mollusks may be used to show changes in chemical composition of surface water brought about by man’s activities and changes in use of the land since prehistoric times. As pari of its research, the AEC studies the potential bioenvironmental effects of radiation to determine the movement, fate, and effect of man-made radioactivity in the natural environment. During such investigations, Dr. Daniel J. Nelson of ORNL has been analyzing contemporary clam shells and those from prehistoric Indian shell heaps along the Tennessee River for their strontium, barium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, and potassium concentrations. With the exception of sodium and potassium, the quantities of the other trace elements were 50 to 100 percent greater in the prehistoric shells than in the shells of the mollusk species currently in the river. Since the deposition of these alkaline earth elements in shells is proportional to their concentrations in the environment, the river waters in prehistoric times are judged to have contained more of those dissolved elements. It appears likely that the concentrations of these earth trace elements are the result of changes in the landscape resulting from colonization. Prior to the arrival of white settlers, this region was heavily forested. The carbon dioxide combined with the ground waters and formed carbonic acid which dissolved the carbonate rocks of the area, thus putting: the trace elements into solution. : The cutting of the forests for lumber and farming reduced the carbon dioxide in the soil and also reduced the proportion of rainwater going through the soil and entering ground water. Scientists infer that ground water and river water contained higher concentrations of dissolved minerals 1,000 to 2,000 years ago than they do today, thus the abrupt shift to an agricultural economy from a forested landscape resulted in Significant changes in the disposition of certain chemical elements in the environment. A knowledge of these changes is.important to. the maintenance and improvement of the biological productivity of the environment for the benefit of man, since the requirements of an increasing population for food and recreation. are dependent upon maintaining a desirable ecological balance of nature. State float will lead Nixon parade is "The Call to California 1769 Forward Together 1969." This theme emphasizes California's Bicentennial which will be celebrated throughout 1969, float which will lead the Preside Portola, Governor of Baja dential Parade JanCalifornia and commander of uary 20 in W: D.C., the Spanish expedition which esAlso The float is sponsored by the leather-jacket soldiers whose California State Chamber of Commerce, bere ~ leave a heritage for the r Western cowboy, and InIt shows a cross being raised dians who guided and were with on Presidio Hill on San Diego F Bay. On July 16, 1769, thecross ‘Francisco de Ortega when the was raised and Father Junipero Serra. preached the first -sermon establishing the mission and the first Christian settlement of New California, MountTHE BEST MOVE YOU EVER MADE 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE